Slack Family History

Slack Name Meaning

English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’. English: topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Scottish (Dumfriesshire): habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region). It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.

Slack Family Origin

Where is the Slack family from?

Slack Family Occupations

What did your Slack ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Slack ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Farmer

36%

Keeping House

6%

Laborer

6%

Carpenter

4%

In 1880, the most common Slack occupation in the USA was Farmer. 36% of Slack's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Slack family was Carpenter. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Slack.

Slack Life Expectancy

What is the average Slack lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Slack ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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United States

Between 1941 and 2004, Slack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Slack in 1941 was 31, and 74 in 2004.